SOUNDING THE ALARM. FASCISM IS HERE.
SIX DEGREES PROJECT
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SIX DEGREES PROJECT
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POWER GRAB! Passing laws that enables them to IGNORE the courts!
“I just found out Trump’s team slipped a law into the ‘big beautiful bill’ where if a judge tells the government to stop doing something illegal, they can just ignore it—unless you pay a huge fee first. That’s terrifying. It means the courts can’t protect us anymore. That’s not democracy. That’s dictatorship.
Please tell someone this week. Most people don’t even know it happened.”
POWER GRAB! He FIRED government watchdogs!
“The people whose job it is to keep the government honest? Trump fired them. Seventeen of them. No warning.
These folks are supposed to stop corruption.
If they’re gone, who’s left to stop the next scandal?”
He is Using the Justice System for Revenge
“I didn’t believe this until I saw it: Trump’s DOJ started going after political enemies- democratic congressman and judges!
That’s what dictators do. In America, we’re supposed to have fair trials—not revenge.”
He Can Now Fire Anyone Who Tells the Truth.
“What scares me most? Trump made it so he can fire anyone in a federal agency—even if they’re doing their job right.
Imagine a safety inspector finds something dangerous—he can be fired on the spot.
That’s not checks and balances. That’s absolute power.”
Blocking AI Laws that Protect Elections
“Trump’s people slipped a rule in a bill that blocks states from passing AI laws—for 10 years.
Even if AI starts interfering with elections, states can't stop it.
That’s not just reckless. That’s dangerous.”
Jeopardizing Public Health by Leaving WHO
“In 2025, Trump officially pulled the U.S. out of the World Health Organization. That move isolates us from critical disease surveillance and global outbreak response. If a new pandemic starts somewhere else, we may not find out until it’s already here. Public health isn’t political—it’s survival.”